Many companies block port 25, but mostly because they're retarded (I'm talking to you Optimum-Online).
Russ > -----Original Message----- > From: PINE Phyo Z [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, February 06, 2006 6:45 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: Log analyzer software. > > May be I need to re-phrase my response but the point I want to make is > still the same. It is pretty well-known that many trojans and back-doors > make use of the port 9999. Many firewalls and companies block that port > as well. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dave Watts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, February 06, 2006 3:38 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: Log analyzer software. > > > > Ok, may be I'm jumping the gun but Port 9999 is such a > > notorious port. I wouldn't want to give that to my customers > > if I were you. > > > > Here is some info on port 9999 : > > http://www.auditmypc.com/port/tcp-port-9999.asp > > > > And if you google with the word "port 9999", there might be more > > info. > > That's kind of silly. Ports aren't "notorious". It's what listens on a > port that you have to worry about, not the port itself. High ports > (greater than > 1024) are used by all sorts of TCP clients and servers all the time. > > Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software > http://www.figleaf.com/ > > Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized > instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, Chicago, > Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. Visit > http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:231530 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
